Category : Local

Traders In Derbyshire Tourist Town Counting On Christmas To Save Their Businesses

After a difficult summer marked by road closures and reduced footfall, traders hope the festive season will bring a much-needed boost

DWP issues alert about new phone call scam targeting vulnerable people

The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) has issued a warning to people who may be eligible for the Warm Home Discount Scheme

Is Five Lamps now the fifth circle of hell? Our reporter investigates

I've been avoiding the area, and any journey to the city, at all costs thanks to the awful roadworks

Plea To Bring Ashbourne 'Back To Life' After 10-Month-Long Closure Of Street

Dig Street in Ashbourne had been closed to traffic since February 2025

Major Railway Timetable Changes Planned In Derbyshire From December

The improved timetable is set to deliver wider economic benefits of £2.4 million a year

Derbyshire's Police Boss Says It's 'No Big Surprise' Her Role Is Being Abolished

The Home Office has announced that Police and Crime Commissioner roles are being scrapped

Calls for inquiry into Derby murder at hands of asylum seeker move step closer

There are strong calls for Gurvinder Singh Johal's death to be investigated further

'Don't Turn This Into Mam Tor' Say Residents About Peak District Changes

They fear the route could see poor car parking, litter, graffiti and anti-social behaviour

CCTV appeal launched after attempted burglary at social club

Police believe the suspect was spooked by the alarm going off

Derbyshire Council Eyes Up Potential Permanent Traveller Sites After Years Of Failure

Work on temporary plots is being paused as permanent locations are pursued

Council 'disappointed' after repeated criminal damage cancels football matches

The pitches are unlikely to be playable for the foreseeable future according to officials

Derby man denies murder of Lostprophets singer Ian Watkins at HMP Wakefield

Watkins, 48, was serving a 29-year sentence at the prison.

Final Derbyshire town centre street reopens to traffic after months of closure

A major regeneration project led to the closure earlier this year

Homes plans would 'destroy character of historic Derbyshire villages', inquiry hears

The plans for 135 homes in Kings Newton Lane, Melbourne, were rejected earlier this year

Derbyshire firm to pay almost £90,000 after spreading ash onto neighbouring land

Johnsons Aggregates and Recycling Ltd later accepted that it had made mistakes in dealing with waste and that it had breached its permit by placing the waste on the land